Breathable blanket
View Patent ↗A breathable blanket may be made from a breathable mesh material to improve airflow through the blanket. The breathable blanket may include a multi-layer material having a combination of light-weight liner fabric and a mesh fabric. The blanket may be have a shape similar to an animal and include attachments, such as a stuff polyfill head. Additionally, the blanket may include ornamental additions of satin to further convey the animal shape.
1. A blanket, comprising:
at least one breathable padded material;
at least one additional layer; and
at least one fabric border;
in which the at least one breathable padded material comprises:
a front substructure having openings;
a back substructure having openings; and
a pile substructure extending between the front substructure and the back substructure by weaving fibers of the pile substructure with the front substructure and the back substructure;
in which the at least one breathable padded material and the at least one additional layer are laid flat against each other;
in which the at least one breathable padded material and the at least one additional layer comprise the body of the blanket;
in which the at least one fabric border covers a shared perimeter of at least one breathable padded material and at least one additional layer;
in which the at least one additional layer does not include a pile substructure; and
in which the blanket has a suffocation resistance level of less than about 15 cm H 2 O as determined by RAM Consulting Virtual Child Suffocation Hazard Assessment Model.
2. The blanket of claim 1 , further comprising ornamental additions.
3. The blanket of claim 2 , in which the ornamental additions comprise at least one of satin and mesh.
4. The blanket of claim 1 , further comprising a three-dimensional attachment coupled to the blanket.
5. The blanket of claim 4 , in which the three-dimensional attachment comprises stuffed polyfill.
6. The blanket of claim 4 , further comprising a secondary attachment coupled to the three-dimensional attachment.
7. The blanket of claim 6 , in which the secondary attachment comprises plush mesh fabric.
8. The blanket of claim 1 , in which the multi-layer structure comprises a light-weight liner fabric and a mesh fabric.
9. The blanket of claim 8 , in which the mesh fabric has a mesh size of between approximately two millimeters and approximately three millimeters.
10. The blanket of claim 1 , in which the blanket has a size of approximately 36 inches by approximately 48 inches.
11. The blanket of claim 1 , in which the blanket has a shape of an animal.
12. The blanket of claim 1 , in which the breathable padded material comprises a single integrated layer.
13. The blanket of claim 1 , in which the at least one breathable padded material and the at least one additional layer further comprise a single integrated layer.
14. The blanket of claim 1 , in which the at least one additional layer is adjacent a back side of the at least one breathable padded material.